SACHER TORTE COOKIES

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This cookie recipe will be a hit whether you are making it for your family or for a potluck. Apricot is traditional but you can choose whichever fruit preserves you prefer.-Audrey Thibodeau, Gilbert, Arizona

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 35m

Yield about 2-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup butter, softened
1 package (3.9 ounces) instant chocolate pudding mix
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup raspberry, strawberry or apricot preserves
GLAZE:
1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
2 teaspoons shortening

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325°. Cream butter and pudding mix until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg. Add flour; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Shape dough into 1-1/4-in. balls; roll in sugar. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Using a wooden spoon handle or your thumb, press a deep indentation in center of each., Bake until set, 15-18 minutes. Cool in pans 2 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Fill each indentation with preserves; cool completely., For glaze, melt chocolate chips and shortening in a microwave; stir until smooth. Cool slightly. Drizzle over cookies. Cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 133 calories, Fat 7g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 24mg cholesterol, Sodium 72mg sodium, Carbohydrate 16g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.

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